George Eliot Hospital reopens revamped maternity bereavement rooms

Ally and Steve Brown, who lost their conjoined twins at the hospital in 2021, opened the rooms

A hospital in Nuneaton has reopened two maternity bereavement rooms after a major refurbishment.

The suites at the George Eliot Hospital are based within the maternity department and will be used by families who have lost babies.

Work has seen the rooms soundproofed and designed as sensitively as possible, the hospital said.

Ally and Steve Brown, who lost their conjoined twins in 2021, officially opened them.

The couple have raised £5,000 towards a £25,000 appeal to revamp the rooms, and said it was a way of "saying thank you" to staff and ensuring the "boys' legacy lives on forever".

Named the Snowdrop Suite and Harry's Room, they are equipped for overnight stays and are expected to provide couples delivering stillborn babies greater privacy and room to grieve, isolated from the main maternity area.

Mr Brown said the revamped rooms would make "a huge difference to people's experience" and ensure it was "just that little bit more comfortable, easier, brighter".

"Nobody wants to use these rooms, but anyone who has the need can be reassured that they are in a safe place and the best possible support will be given to them," Natalie Green, chief nursing officer at George Eliot Hospital, said.